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H. STEVENSON.

ANIMAL BED.

Patented Mar. 25, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGH STEVENSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ANIMAL-BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 424,143, dated March25, 1890.

Application filed May 22, 1889. Serial No. 311,706. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUenSrEvENsoN, o the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Animal-Bed, of

. which the following is a full, clear, and exact bed, and one which maybe used with or without the ordinary straw-bedding.

To the ends above set forth the invention consists, essentially, ofaseries of united tubes, each of said tubes being formed withanumber ofpractically air-tight chambers or compartments, all as will behereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved animal-bed. Fig. 2 is a side viewof the bed; and Fig. 3 is ,an enlarged cross-sectional view, the Viewbeing taken on line a: as of Fig. 2.

In constructing the bed forming the subject-matter of this application Iemploy a number of elastic tubes 10, that are formed with practicallyair-tight chambers a, the tubes being arranged side by side and held toplace by strips 11 and binding-strips 12. The tubes 10 are preferablymade of rubber and the sequent-1y there are spaces between the tubes,

such spaces providing for a thorough ventilation, and for the passage ofurine or other liquid.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l.' A bed comprising a series of united hollow parallel structures,divided transversely throughout their lengths to form a series ofaligned cushions, the several series of cushions being spaced apart byaligned openings", substantially as set forth.

2. A bed consisting of a number of united parallel-spaced tubes, eachtube being divided into a number of practically air-tight compartments,substantially as described.

3. A bed made up of a number of united tubes that are divided intoair-tight compartments, spaces being left at points between thetube-faces, substantially as described.

HUGH STEVENSON.

Witnesses:

EDWARD KENT, J r., Y O. SEDGWIOK.

